diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yml b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
index 6a8a4be7..04b20128 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@96f53100ba2a5449eb71d2e6604bbcd94b9449b5
     - name: Set up JDK 8
-      uses: actions/setup-java@75c6561172d237e514a15dfd831cb331e5506d5e
+      uses: actions/setup-java@cd89f46ac9d01407894225f350157564c9c7cee2
       with:
         java-version: '8'
         distribution: 'temurin'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml b/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml
index f3db5d6a..3c3ae95f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@96f53100ba2a5449eb71d2e6604bbcd94b9449b5
 
       - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@75c6561172d237e514a15dfd831cb331e5506d5e
+        uses: actions/setup-java@cd89f46ac9d01407894225f350157564c9c7cee2
         with:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: maven
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@c5526174a564f5a5444d71884af87163f19cf394
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@7b6664fa89524ee6e3c3e9749402d5afd69b3cd8
         with:
           languages: java
 
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ jobs:
           verbose: true # optional (default = false)
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@c5526174a564f5a5444d71884af87163f19cf394
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@7b6664fa89524ee6e3c3e9749402d5afd69b3cd8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 611e7952..3c9bef90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Release-please creates a PR that tracks all changes
     steps:
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@01f98cb9de537919302b1694069728b853c652ea
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@ca6063f4ed81b55db15b8c42d1b6f7925866342d
         id: release
         with:
           command: manifest
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@96f53100ba2a5449eb71d2e6604bbcd94b9449b5
       - name: Set up JDK 8
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@75c6561172d237e514a15dfd831cb331e5506d5e
+        uses: actions/setup-java@cd89f46ac9d01407894225f350157564c9c7cee2
         with:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'temurin'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-code-scanning.yaml b/.github/workflows/static-code-scanning.yaml
index ffcf6db1..114343a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-code-scanning.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-code-scanning.yaml
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ jobs:
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@c5526174a564f5a5444d71884af87163f19cf394
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@7b6664fa89524ee6e3c3e9749402d5afd69b3cd8
         with:
           languages: java
 
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@c5526174a564f5a5444d71884af87163f19cf394
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@7b6664fa89524ee6e3c3e9749402d5afd69b3cd8
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@c5526174a564f5a5444d71884af87163f19cf394
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@7b6664fa89524ee6e3c3e9749402d5afd69b3cd8
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 802de1e8..c9735194 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.4.0"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"1.4.1"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b72181f..64cba4e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.4.1](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.4.0...v1.4.1) (2023-07-24)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update junit5 monorepo ([#524](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/524)) ([a2ee70e](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/a2ee70e8d66d8af0a7de8d7c6a477257de566df8))
+* Implement equals for the ImmutableMetadata object ([#512](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/512)) ([6253aee](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/6253aee3b3ae58309e328dcc1816dbbdba86f35f))
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* **deps:** update actions/setup-java digest to 4fb3975 ([#516](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/516)) ([fd2262f](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/fd2262f0584fed4d3130427a8b271b88d241ff71))
+* **deps:** update actions/setup-java digest to cd89f46 ([#522](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/522)) ([965bb19](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/965bb1941047e71c49cfafa625d6db9fecc08d92))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 013a1d0 ([#510](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/510)) ([bbb4008](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/bbb4008b381cd01719c880aa358eb055e0ac0cd4))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 262017a ([#514](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/514)) ([e9044af](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/e9044af48e520c1165cb6cdec6f683aac4b8d37e))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 6ae46f7 ([#518](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/518)) ([fe3be7d](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/fe3be7df73217bc9dcc29427f7676f05ac41a200))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 7b6664f ([#525](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/525)) ([b208c23](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/b208c233621c03f3330ffd1ec60f1ee87826a6dc))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 942acab ([#515](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/515)) ([ef199b9](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/ef199b94fd8ecd866893168f06717c1de2ee2fda))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to a148c58 ([#508](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/508)) ([4e1675d](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/4e1675d9c321c8a980b9a2021b52419683c3730f))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to ce84bed ([#520](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/520)) ([d159692](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/d1596924f0992c5fbdc270f567f19973d3fc1276))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to d0dd7d7 ([#519](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/519)) ([b4bae84](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/b4bae84bc1202f7e15c399a5cf7128a4b067bf0b))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to d2ed0a0 ([#517](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/517)) ([7993c36](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/7993c360d679a2a8715f1c43fd7b344ff357b2ef))
+* **deps:** update google-github-actions/release-please-action digest to ca6063f ([#521](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/521)) ([dd7d024](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/dd7d02466cdf96ed5595b63d34f1749629dfd01b))
+
 ## [1.4.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.3.1...v1.4.0) (2023-07-13)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ef4a053..bc6dcd8c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Note that this library is intended to be used in server-side contexts and has no
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0</version>
+    <version>1.4.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ If you would like snapshot builds, this is the relevant repository information:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.4.0'
+    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.4.1'
 }
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ec58097..e8761b9d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
   <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
   <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+  <version>1.4.1</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${maven.compiler.source}</maven.compiler.target>
-    <junit.jupiter.version>5.9.3</junit.jupiter.version>
+    <junit.jupiter.version>5.10.0</junit.jupiter.version>
     <!-- exclusion expression for e2e tests -->
     <testExclusions>**/e2e/*.java</testExclusions>
     <module-name>${groupId}.${artifactId}</module-name>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-platform-suite</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.3</version>
+      <version>1.10.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-bom</artifactId>
-            <version>5.9.3</version>
+            <version>5.10.0</version>
             <type>pom</type>
             <scope>import</scope>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/ImmutableMetadata.java b/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/ImmutableMetadata.java
index 1bc130b4..75f89847 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/ImmutableMetadata.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/ImmutableMetadata.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package dev.openfeature.sdk;
 
+import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
  * through builder and accessors.
  */
 @Slf4j
+@EqualsAndHashCode
 public class ImmutableMetadata {
     private final Map<String, Object> metadata;
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FlagEvaluationDetailsTest.java b/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FlagEvaluationDetailsTest.java
index 9a6df1a6..dfa77274 100644
--- a/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FlagEvaluationDetailsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FlagEvaluationDetailsTest.java
@@ -45,4 +45,26 @@ public void sevenArgConstructor() {
         assertEquals(errorMessage, details.getErrorMessage());
         assertEquals(metadata, details.getFlagMetadata());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("should be able to compare 2 FlagEvaluationDetails")
+    public void compareFlagEvaluationDetails(){
+        FlagEvaluationDetails fed1 = FlagEvaluationDetails.builder()
+                .reason(Reason.ERROR.toString())
+                .value(false)
+                .errorCode(ErrorCode.GENERAL)
+                .errorMessage("error XXX")
+                .flagMetadata(ImmutableMetadata.builder().addString("metadata","1").build())
+                .build();
+
+        FlagEvaluationDetails fed2 = FlagEvaluationDetails.builder()
+                .reason(Reason.ERROR.toString())
+                .value(false)
+                .errorCode(ErrorCode.GENERAL)
+                .errorMessage("error XXX")
+                .flagMetadata(ImmutableMetadata.builder().addString("metadata","1").build())
+                .build();
+
+        assertEquals(fed1,fed2);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 88c5fb89..347f5833 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.0
+1.4.1